I’m excited. I know I am. I’m not sure when the excitement started, maybe when I felt his movements and kicks. Maybe when I saw the relief on my wife’s face when we first heard the heart beat at our first midwife appointment or was it the 12 week scan? I know when it wasn’t though. It wasn’t when studying the pregnancy test stick with a torch in our kitchen looking for the second line. Seeing the second line. Hearing my wife’s excitement. “We did it, we did it. Are you happy?” Yes. I’m happy, I’m ecstatic. I’m also scared as hell. I feel dread coming over me, not even giving me a minute to enjoy the moment because the last time we saw two lines, after months of trying, it ended in disaster. Continue reading “How do I stop previous miscarriages stealing our pregnancy?”

If you are reading this and you haven’t heard of Nigel Higgins then one of two things is true. Either Google is broken or we are friends and you are reading my blog out of misplaced loyalty or I’ve finally badgered you into submission.

I was recently interviewed by journalist, Liliana Lopes who was researching “the rise of the stay at home dad”. Technically I’m not but having spent the last 6 months on a medically induced sabbatical she felt I kind of qualified and wanted my take on the subject. Below is the full interview. Or you can read Liliana’s finished article here. Continue reading ““The rise of the stay at home dad” – Liliana Lopes”